1. Anna Maria Emig, born Jul 6, 1723 in Bas Rhine, France. She
was the daughter of 2. Johannes "Hans" Emig and 3. Anna Dorothea Rotter. She married (1) Antonius "Anthony" Coble ABT 1741 in Lancaster Twp.,
Lancaster Co., PA. He was the son of Johann George Kobel and Maria
Barbara Geisler.

Notes
Hans was born in the Parish of Gunderhoffen and came to America with his
family in 1732 on the ship John and William. He was a nailsmith
Journeyman.
See Emerick Family Newsletter No. 47, page 3, Fall 1995. John
(Johannes) received two land Warrents, the first was in 1746 in
Manchester Twp, Pennsylvania, the second in Manheim Twp, Pennsylvania.
In 1749 John Emich, Nailsmith, sold the Manchester Twp land to his son
John Emig, Yeoman, or farmer.

Uttenhoffen is in the parish of Gundershoffen, Bas Rhine, France, where
this event is recorded. The area is north and a little west of
Strasbourg and south of the Paletanate region of Germany.

Anna Dorothea Rotter was born 27 Feb 1692 in Uttenhoffen, a legal
daughter of Hans Georg Rotter, a citizen of Uttenhoffen, father's name
unknown,, and Anna Marie Volckel, legitimate daughter of Dorst Volckel,
citizen of Uttenhoffen.

Gundershoffen Lutheran records began in 1682. The births of Hans Georg
Rotter and Anna Maria Volckel could not be studied.

The search for Emicks before 1717, in or near Gundershoffen parish,
revealed no christening for Johannes. This indicates the Emichs came
from another locality. After the defeat of Louis XIV in 1697, many
reformed Swiss families came into the area of Gundershoffen to
repopulate it. At the time of the emigration this region was German
territory. Gundershoffen was under the Counts of Hanau-Lichernberg.

Canton Bern in Switzerland provided the majority of Swiss into the
Alsatian territories. Of 441, approximately 400 came from Bern, 14 from
Canton Zurich, and a few from other cantons.

Bas-Rhine Families to America in 1732 Aboard Pink John & William

Fourteen families from Northern Bas-Rhine went to Pennsylvania together
in 1732 aboard the ship Pink John & William. Johannes Emich knew many
of these families as they came from neighboring villages. A few are
associated with him in Pennsylvania records.

John Emich of York County, PA, took up 100 acres of land in Manheim
Township adjoining lands of Samuel Dechtel, Christian Gher and Conrad
Loaw. The original warrant was dated 10 May 1752. It indicates the
close relationships between former neighbors years later in York Co,
PA.

Pink John and William

The ships had a regular period to arrive in America. The emigrants left
their German homes in the spring of the year, passed down the Rhine, and
were ready to sail in May or June. The ocean voyage, therefore, was
usually completed in the last month of summer or early in the autumn.

Most of the ships are recorded as arriving in Philadelphia in August,
September and October. The recording of ships' lists started in
September, 1727.

Johannes Emich (listed as Hans), wife Dorothea (listed as Dorothy), sons
Nicholas, John and Diebold (listed as Jacob) and two daughters
(unlisted) left about Jine 16, 1732, in the Pink John & William. The
Journey took an unprecedented 17 weeks to Philadelphia, arriving Oct.
19, 1732. The hardships endured are but briefly mentioned in the
newspaper account of the ship's arrival in Philadelphia.

What is very unusual about the journey was the taking over of the ship
by the passengers dissatisfied with the conditions, deaths by starvation
and the length of the voyage. As a result of these conditions, 44
passengers died including the youngest daughter of Johannes and
Dorothea, one-year -old Magdalena.

"Sunday last arrived here Capt. Tymberton, in 17 weeks from Rotterdam,
with 220 Palatines, 44 died in the Passage. About three weeks ago, the
Passengers, dissatisfied with the length of the voyage, were so
imprudent as to make a Mutiny, and being the stronger Party have ever
since had the Government of the Vessel, giving Orders from among
themselves to the Captain and Sailors, who were threatened with Death in
case of Disobedience. Thus having Sight of Land, they carried the
Vessel twice backwards and forwards between our Capes and Virginia,
looking for a place to go ashore they knew not where. At length they
compelled the Sailors to cast Anchor near Cape May, and five of them
took the Boat by force and went ashore from whence they have been five
Days coming up by Land to this place, where they found the Ship
arrived. Those concerned in taking the Boat are committed to Prison."

One of my Amick (Emich) family traditions states "Three brothers came to
Pennsylvania from Germany, a sister started with them but she died and
was buried at sea." This seems to be borne out in the passenger list
of the John & William in Prof. Daniel Rupp's "Thirty Thousand Names of
Immigrants to Pennsylvania" and in the "Pennsylvania Gazette" report of
Oct. 19, 1732.

Rupp states that the passengers numbered "170 in all." The Gazette
reported "220 passengers, 44 died in passage, leaving 176 on arrival."
Rupp's list appears to be of those landing in Pennsylvania with no
mention of the passengers who died. There is a discrepancy of six
passengers between the two sources.

Oath of Allegiance 1727-1775

All males over sixteen years of age were obliged to take this oath and
declaration as soon after their arrival as possible, often being
marched to the Court House.

"I do solemnly, sincerely and truly acknowledge, profess, testify and
declare that King George the Second is the lawful and rightful King of
the Realm of Great Brittain and all others his Dominions and Countries.
- - - and do declare that I do believe the Person pretending to be
Prince of Wales during the Life of late King James --- hath not any
right or title whatsoever to the Crown of the Realm of Great Britain - -
- I will of my best endeavors and make known to King George the Second
and his successors all treasons and traitorous conspiracies which I
shall know to be made against him or any of the - - -.

And I do make this Recognition, Acknowledgment, Renunciation and Promise
heartily, willingly and trule (sic)."